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How to Build a Writing Habit
How your goals, constraints, and environment influence your writing.
Building a writing habit is a superpower.
The best thing is that anyone can have that superpower with a bit of consistency and focus. You don’t need to be brilliant or talented to write every day. You just need to know how to build a writing system.
When you master this system, you’ll have the ability to build a writing career. You’ll build a library of content. You’ll build a habit that offers continuous benefits.
So, how do you build a writing habit that lasts?
Stephen King’s Writing Habit
Stephen King has written over 65 novels and over 200 short stories.
He wasn’t able to write them because he thought he was more talented than other writers. He wrote them because he built a powerful writing habit early on in his writing career.
Every day, he committed to writing at least 2,000 words a day. No less.
“I like to get ten pages a day, which amounts to 2,000 words. Sometimes, when the words come hard, I’m still fiddling around at teatime. Either way is fine with me…
